Vol. 27, No. 4; April 2008

Pharmacotherapy Pearls
Pharmacotherapy Top 10 List

Stephen E. Cavanaugh, B.A.
Wendy R. Cramer, B.S., FASCP
Richard T. Scheife, Pharm.D., FCCP


Last year, there were 529,479 views of articles on Pharmacotherapy's online journal (at http://www.pharmacotherapy.org). Subscribers view articles for free, whereas nonsubscribers view abstracts for free but pay to view these articles. The number of times that an individual article is viewed is an unofficial index of the clinical utility and importance of that article. The top 10 Pharmacotherapy articles viewed during 2007 are listed below.

Rank Title (Publication Date) (Number of Views Online) Author(s) Department
1 Emerging Options for Treatment of Invasive, Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections (February 2007) (2554) Richard H. Drew, Pharm.D. TR
2 The Echinocandins (March 2007) (2200) Diane Cappelletty, Pharm.D., and
Kasi Eiselstein-McKitrick, Pharm.D.
TR
3 Antimicrobial Dosing Considerations in Obese Adult Patients: Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (August 2007) (1689) Manjunath P. Pai, Pharm.D., and
David T. Bearden, Pharm.D.
SA
4 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Treatment Options and Special Considerations (April 2007) (1639) William E. Dager, Pharm.D., FCSHP,
John A. Dougherty, M.B.A., Pharm.D.,
Phuong H. Nguyen, Pharm.D.,
Michael A. Militello, Pharm.D., and
Maureen A. Smythe, Pharm.D., FCCP
TR
5 Therapeutic Options for Sleep-Maintenance and Sleep-Onset Insomnia (January 2007) (1519) Anna K. Morin, Pharm.D.,
Courtney I. Jarvis, Pharm.D., and
Ann M. Lynch, Pharm.D.
TR
6 Safety of Newer Antidepressants in Pregnancy (April 2007) (1492) Cynthia M. Way, B.Sc.Pharm. TR
7 Mechanical Ventilation: A Tutorial for Pharmacists (February 2007) (1196) Michael J. Cawley, Pharm.D., RRT, CPFT TR
8 Clostridium difficile: Recent Epidemiologic Findings and Advances in Therapy (July 2007) (1117) Nicole L. McMaster-Baxter, Pharm.D., and
Daniel M. Musher, M.D.
TR
9 Use of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin to Bridge Therapy in Obese Patients and in Patients with Renal Dysfunction (October 2006) (1088) Kirsten L. George-Phillips, B.S.P., and
Tammy J. Bungard, Pharm.D.
TR
10 Pharmacotherapy Considerations in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (December 2006) (1088) William E. Dager, Pharm.D., FCSHP,
Cynthia A. Sanoski, Pharm.D.,
Barbara S. Wiggins, Pharm.D., and
James E. Tisdale, Pharm.D.
TR

TR = review of therapeutics; SA = special article.

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